how to remove inner tie rod from 96 sentra

thanks for your reply. yes, i moved the suspect tire/wheel to another
sentra and
it checked fine. after that, i replaced the left halfshaft and it
seemed to help
slightly. the reason i suspected the left side is because this auto
had body
damage repair on that fender before i purchased it.

so my delema is whether to replace the inner and outer tierod (i
cannot
tell if there is any damage but there does seem to be more "play" in
the yaw direction on this wheel than the other wheel) OR to replace
the right halfshaft. the right cv joint was making noise in left
turns
when i purchased the auto but there has been no noise for at least
a year. note: both outer cv boots were badly cracked when i purchased
the auto about 5 years ago and i disassembled/cleaned/repacked and
replaced both outer boots at that time.

maybe i should replace the right halfshaft and eliminate that
possibility
before pulling the left inner/outer tierods. the halfshafts are quite
reasonable now; oreilly had a NEW left halfshaft for only 60 bucks,
no core charge requited.

On Feb 9, 8:03 pm, al <abuo....DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote:
> On Feb 9, 8:14 pm, nucleus <rose122....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > anybody here ever done this?  do i need a special tool like this?
>
> >http://www.autozone.com/R,NONAPP1074/store,3025/shopping/accessoryPro...
>
> > 96 sentra gxe with 95K miles, power steering, am trying to diagnose
> > intermittent vibration at 55mph, have replaced left halfshaft, tires
> > rebalanced.
>
> It was a fairly straightforward job on my 1987 Sentra.  The only
> problem was finding an appropriate wrench to get on the very big nut.
> One of my 1" adjustables just fit.  A set of service wrenches would
> probably have one the right size.  Have you moved the tires around to
> see if the vibration changes?  One always suspects tires/wheels
> first.  I'd expect a loose inner tie rod end to cause tire wear but
> not vibration as it does not rotate.  Good luck.  Al
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On Feb 10, 1:27 pm, nucleus <rose122... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> thanks for your reply.  yes, i moved the suspect tire/wheel to another
> sentra and
> it checked fine. after that, i replaced the left halfshaft and it
> seemed to help
> slightly.  the reason i suspected the left side is because this auto
> had body
> damage repair on that fender before i purchased it.
>
> so my delema is whether to replace the inner and outer tierod (i
> cannot
> tell if there is any damage but there does seem to be more "play" in
> the yaw direction on this wheel than the other wheel) OR to replace
> the right halfshaft.  the right cv joint was making noise in left
> turns
> when i purchased the auto but there has been no noise for at least
> a year.  note: both outer cv boots were badly cracked when i purchased
> the auto about 5 years ago and i disassembled/cleaned/repacked and
> replaced both outer boots at that time.
>
> maybe i should replace the right halfshaft and eliminate that
> possibility
> before pulling the left inner/outer tierods.  the halfshafts are quite
> reasonable now; oreilly had a NEW left halfshaft for only 60 bucks,
> no core charge requited.
>
> On Feb 9, 8:03 pm, al <abuo... RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 9, 8:14 pm, nucleus <rose122... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > anybody here ever done this?  do i need a special tool like this?
>
> > >http://www.autozone.com/R,NONAPP1074/store,3025/shopping/accessoryPro....
>
> > > 96 sentra gxe with 95K miles, power steering, am trying to diagnose
> > > intermittent vibration at 55mph, have replaced left halfshaft, tires
> > > rebalanced.
>
> > It was a fairly straightforward job on my 1987 Sentra.  The only
> > problem was finding an appropriate wrench to get on the very big nut.
> > One of my 1" adjustables just fit.  A set of service wrenches would
> > probably have one the right size.  Have you moved the tires around to
> > see if the vibration changes?  One always suspects tires/wheels
> > first.  I'd expect a loose inner tie rod end to cause tire wear but
> > not vibration as it does not rotate.  Good luck.  Al- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

If different tires don't make any difference, then maybe replacing the
other halfshaft is the next step. A vibation at a certain speed would
cause me to suspect a rotating component as opposed to the steering
parts. Indeed, the prevalence of FWD has brought the price of axle
shafts down a lot so it's cost effective to try that first. Worn tie
rod ends, inner or outer, should show up as uneven tire wear and
noticeable play in yaw which you can visibly trace to the offending
tie rod. Doesn't sound like you've got that. Good luck. Al
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Sorry Al, but bad inner tie rods WILL cause vibration, and I have had
the same experience nucleus wrote about on one of my cars too.

You can move the wheel in and out with the steering wheel locked and see
the play. You can see it better by popping off the boot. Sometimes these
buggers are well hidden and it takes some work to remove them when you
dont spend the money for a special tool.

-Speedy

al wrote:
> On Feb 9, 8:14 pm, nucleus <rose122....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> anybody here ever done this? do i need a special tool like this?
>>
>> http://www.autozone.com/R,NONAPP1074/store,3025/shopping/accessoryPro...
>>
>> 96 sentra gxe with 95K miles, power steering, am trying to diagnose
>> intermittent vibration at 55mph, have replaced left halfshaft, tires
>> rebalanced.
>
> It was a fairly straightforward job on my 1987 Sentra. The only
> problem was finding an appropriate wrench to get on the very big nut.
> One of my 1" adjustables just fit. A set of service wrenches would
> probably have one the right size. Have you moved the tires around to
> see if the vibration changes? One always suspects tires/wheels
> first. I'd expect a loose inner tie rod end to cause tire wear but
> not vibration as it does not rotate. Good luck. Al
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speedy, thanks for responding. would you please elaborate
on the particular vibration problem that you had. was it
a continuous vibration at highway speed or an intermittent
(repetitive) vibration?

my vibration is intermittent (repetitive), it fades in and
out over about 3 to 4 seconds, is gone for several seconds, and
repeats this cycle over and over again.

On Feb 11, 7:52 pm, speedy <no... RemoveThis @home.net> wrote:
> Sorry Al, but bad inner tie rods WILL cause vibration, and I have had
> the same experience nucleus wrote about on one of my cars too.
>
> You can move the wheel in and out with the steering wheel locked and see
> the play. You can see it better by popping off the boot. Sometimes these
> buggers are well hidden and it takes some work to remove them when you
> dont spend the money for a special tool.
>
> -Speedy
>
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